Emmanuel Carrère followed Emmanuel Macron during his official visits to Greenland and Canada. On the return plane, the French president indulged in a surprising reflection: « I have never been a teenager. I don’t like adolescents. I don’t understand them. It is my wife who understands them »would he have confided « vigorously ».
An unusual admission for a president often perceived as mastering all subjects. The writer did not fail to note this rare moment: « It is rare for Macron to say that he does not understand something ».
The author underlines the paradox of this declaration: Emmanuel Macron was himself a teenager when he met Brigitte Macron, his future wife. « If she had not understood the teenagers, he would not be there on his presidential plane, with his blackbuilder black t-shirt flanked by a chouette of Minerva »writes Emmanuel Carrère with irony.
A head of state visibly physically transformed
The article also evokes the silhouette of the president, who would have changed since their last meeting. Carrère Note: « He hasn’t really changed, except that he obviously got into the habit of making bodybuilding ».
He even describes Emmanuel Macron in a tight, exhibiting t-shirt « Quite impressive biceps, that he does not just exhibit, but that he kneads with visible satisfaction … »
